·TPCC makes elaborate arrangements for PVNR’s centenary celebrations
·Ex-PM Manmohan Singh, Chidambaram to participate in online conference
·We are very proud that Narasimha Rao belongs to Congress party: Uttam
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Hyderabad, July 19 (Hydnow): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President & Nalgonda MP Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy informed that elaborate arrangements were being made for the centenary celebrations of former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao from 24th of July.
He was addressing a press conference after the meeting of TPCC Committee for Centenary Celebrations of ex-PM Narasimha Rao at Gandhi Bhavan on Sunday. The meeting was chaired by Committee Chairman Dr. J. Geetha Reddy, Honorary Chairman V. Hanumantha Rao, Vice Chairman D. Sridhar Babu, Convener Mahesh Kumar Goud, TPCC Working President A. Revanth Reddy, MLA Seethakka, ex-MP Dr. Mallu Ravi, AICC Spokesperson Dr. Dasoju Sravan, SC Dept Chairman Preetam, Bollu Kishan, Prem Lal, Venugopal and other senior leaders.
Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the inaugural program of PVNR Centenary Celebrations would be held on 24th July in Indira Bhavan. Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and former Union Ministers P. Chidambaram and Jairam Ramesh will speak via Zoom App video conference. AICC President Sonia Gandhi, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, ex-President of India Pranab Mukherjee, NCP Supremo Sharad Pawar and other senior leaders will send their messages. PVNR’s brother PV Manohar Rao, who is also the Chief Patron of the Committee, will speak on the above occasion. PVNR’s son PV Prabhakar Rao and daughter Vani Devi will also send their messages.
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The TPCC said that the Zoom App has been modified to facilitate 1,000 participants. Further, LED screens would be installed at Indira Bhavan in Hyderabad to watch the live stream. Similar arrangements would be made at all the DCC officers.
Uttam Kumar Reddy said that it was an honour for the Congress leaders to celebrate the life and times of Narasimha Rao whose career still inspires lakhs of party workers across the country. Born on June 28, 1921, in small village Laknepalli village of Narsampet mandal, in Warangal district, Narasimha Rao had scaled great heights in whatever he did and his life was full of achievements.
He participated in the freedom movement as a student, completed Master’s Degree in law and also served as a journalist by editing a weekly magazine ‘Kakatiya Patrika’. Starting as an ordinary worker of Congress party, PV was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly and stayed on the post for 20 years from 1957 to 1977. He also served as a Cabinet Minister from 1962 to 1970 and handled various portfolios. He also became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1971. The land reforms and land ceiling acts introduced by Narasimha Rao revolutionised society and empowered poor people. During his tenure as CM, he also played a major role in providing reservation for lower castes in politics.
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The TPCC Chief said that Narasimha Rao entered the national level politics after he was elected as MP in 1972. In fact, he was the only politician who got elected to Lok Sabha from three different States (Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha). He handled several key portfolios like Home, Defence and Foreign Affairs in the cabinets of both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. He strengthened the Congress party at the national level after the assassination of the then Congress President and ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. He ruled the country as the Prime Minister for full-term and restored political stability.
Uttam Kumar Reddy said that Narasima Rao would be always remembered for the economic reforms and globalisation which he introduced to put India on the path of growth. He said it was PV’s vision that turned India into economic power and made it distinct from other developing nations. He said the list of Narasimha Rao’s achievements was too long and it could not be explained in one or two conferences. Therefore, he said that the TPCC would conduct various events, both at the State and district level, as part of centenary celebrations. “We are very proud of the fact that Narasimha Rao belongs to Congress party and we are happy to celebrate his birth centenary,” he said. (Hydnow)